Chih-Huan Lu
Internal Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA
Chih-Huan Lu is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1780147009, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (California A177259, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chih-Huan Lu
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A177259 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-8230
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chih-Huan Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A177259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Symbicort15 claims
- Breo Ellipta11 claims
- Stiolto Respimat11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $204.58
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Chih-Huan Lu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Chih-Huan Lu is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Chih-Huan Lu's NPI number?
Chih-Huan Lu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780147009, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chih-Huan Lu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2315 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-8230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chih-Huan Lu's license?
NPPES lists California license number A177259, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chih-Huan Lu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chih-Huan Lu had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.